❓ A parliamentary question addresses the implementation of Gordon Inquiry recommendations in Halls Creek, focusing on initiatives related to child safety and community development, with concerns raised about the pace of implementation. The response details specific programs and funding.
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GORDON INQUIRY RECOMMENDATIONS - HALLS CREEK
I refer to the Auditor General’s report on progress with implementing the government’s response to the Gordon inquiry and the Department for Community Development’s requirement to implement 30 initiatives that would address 37 Gordon inquiry recommendations. (1) What initiatives, if any, were implemented in Halls Creek, given that the Auditor General found that the central reporting process contained DCD progress data on only eight initiatives in 2003, nine initiatives for 2004 and only one in 2005, making a total of 18 recommendations out of 30 over a period of three years? (2) Have any initiatives been commenced since November 2005? (3) If yes, what are they? (4) Which of the outstanding recommendations will the government commit to implementing in Halls Creek? Hon KATE DOUST
I refer to the Auditor General’s report on progress with implementing the government’s response to the Gordon inquiry and the Department for Community Development’s requirement to implement 30 initiatives that would address 37 Gordon inquiry recommendations. (1) What initiatives, if any, were implemented in Halls Creek, given that the Auditor General found that the central reporting process contained DCD progress data on only eight initiatives in 2003, nine initiatives for 2004 and only one in 2005, making a total of 18 recommendations out of 30 over a period of three years? (2) Have any initiatives been commenced since November 2005? (3) If yes, what are they? (4) Which of the outstanding recommendations will the government commit to implementing in Halls Creek? Hon KATE DOUST
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(1) What initiatives, if any, were implemented in Halls Creek, given that the Auditor General found that the central reporting process contained DCD progress data on only eight initiatives in 2003, nine initiatives for 2004 and only one in 2005, making a total of 18 recommendations out of 30 over a period of three years? (2) Have any initiatives been commenced since November 2005? (3) If yes, what are they? (4) Which of the outstanding recommendations will the government commit to implementing in Halls Creek? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(2) Have any initiatives been commenced since November 2005? (3) If yes, what are they? (4) Which of the outstanding recommendations will the government commit to implementing in Halls Creek? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(3) If yes, what are they? (4) Which of the outstanding recommendations will the government commit to implementing in Halls Creek? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(4) Which of the outstanding recommendations will the government commit to implementing in Halls Creek? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(1) What initiatives, if any, were implemented in Halls Creek, given that the Auditor General found that the central reporting process contained DCD progress data on only eight initiatives in 2003, nine initiatives for 2004 and only one in 2005, making a total of 18 recommendations out of 30 over a period of three years? (2) Have any initiatives been commenced since November 2005? (3) If yes, what are they? (4) Which of the outstanding recommendations will the government commit to implementing in Halls Creek? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(2) Have any initiatives been commenced since November 2005? (3) If yes, what are they? (4) Which of the outstanding recommendations will the government commit to implementing in Halls Creek? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(3) If yes, what are they? (4) Which of the outstanding recommendations will the government commit to implementing in Halls Creek? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(4) Which of the outstanding recommendations will the government commit to implementing in Halls Creek? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(1) As a result of recommendation 37 of the Gordon inquiry, the department has implemented a Safe Places, Safe People model in Halls Creek that builds on existing ways of supporting Aboriginal families who are already providing safe places for children to stay. Safe places and safe people will be identified within the local Aboriginal community where young people between seven and 15 years of age can go overnight, if they need to. If a young person is regularly seeking alternative accommodation through Safe Places, Safe People, the local DCD worker will be contacted to develop an intervention plan with the child’s family to support the young person’s ongoing safety needs. Funding of $16 500 has been provided to the Ngoonjawah Aboriginal Corporation for the Safe Places, Safe People initiative in Halls Creek for the period 1 October 2005 to 30 June 2006. Ngoonjawah has commenced the process of establishing a reference group of strong indigenous women to guide the operation of the strategy, and six safe places have been identified. Protective behaviours training for people identified as safe people, the reference group and members of the community commences next week. The member may also be interested to know that Halls Creek is an Early Years site and that a number of Early Years grants have been received by the Halls Creek Early Years group for community-driven activities. Also, a service agreement for $57 750 is in place for implementation of the Helping Young People Engage model. (2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(2)-(3) Implementation of Gordon inquiry recommendation 151, which relates to employment screening to better protect children, commenced with the commencement of working-with-children checks in January 2006. (4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
(4) The member should refer any questions relating to the implementation of the government’s response to the responsible minister.
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